Chaz POV
Splash! Jolted awake and up into a defensive position ready to fight whoever attacked me. My mind finally registered laughing and I looked down at my cold dripping wet self. Then looked at the Wakandan Princess laughing at my expense.
"Ah come on we have a suit to make and places to go." She said in between laughs, walking out of my room.
"You know, I like my showers warmer!" I yelled after her, making her laugh again. I got ready for the day, ate a quick breakfast and headed to the lab. When I got there she was already looking at the design of my suit again. I saw that she was trying to put guns on it.
"I prefer knives." her head whipped up and looked at me frowning.
"Everyone will be working with guns. You will be at a disadvantage."
"You said my suit is going to be vibranium and then I have the power to bring people pain. Pretty sure that I have the advantage." she huffed and I clearly heard her say 'men' before reworking the suit. I watched her working on the suit for hours. The way she lit up to explain something and her passion for making it was amazing. She let me have my own input which made me feel all warm inside as it has been so long since someone wanted my input. We worked on the suit and got a prototype working to see how I liked it. I put it on and couldn't believe the feel of it. It felt like it was a part of me. I loved the blue and green mix that was on it and the holsters for all my knives.
"So are you going to just stand there looking at it, or are you going to try it out?" Shuri asked.
"Lay it on me." she started up some hologram training ring and I went at it. The holograms were all like fighting superhumans. All have super strength and were faster than me. I took multiple hits and my power was useless against them because they were holograms. By the end of it I was a panting mess I knew that the training could be intense but damn did she ramp that computer system up. I sat down next to Shuri and took the helmet off.
"You did that on purpose."
"How else were we to see if the suit worked?" she asked with an innocent smile.
"Next time you try and I sit in the comfy chair." she pointed to the showers.
"Go change my brother and I have a surprise for you."
After I came out she grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the lab.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see." she got me outside and I saw her brother standing near three horses.
"We are going for a short ride to get you out in nature." T'Challa said. We mounted and rode out. It was freeing riding out into the country seeing the beauty that it had. The green and yellow plains and the rock formations and trees. It was the freest I had felt in a long time. We stopped for lunch having a picnic and the horses roamed while we ate.
"So I started recording and he kicked the suit again and he flew backwards. I still have that footage somewhere." Shuri said with a laugh and I laughed along. The mental picture of T'Challa being flung back by the suit was hilarious.
"I told you to delete that video." T'Challa said with a glare. Shuri shook her head and whispered.
"I'll show you later." They started packing up the food and rode further out.
"Thank you for this. I hardly remember feeling so free."
"You're welcome. If you are comfortable I would like to know more about your brother." T'Challa said.
"What do you want to know?"
"Do you have any good stories?"
I hummed trying to remember more about K. "I have the perfect one." I said with a laugh. "It all started when-
I was bored. I had watched K paint all day and usually I enjoy him creating something and seeing his smile and his eyes sparkle with delight of a new masterpiece. But today I was bored. I quietly went to the freezer and pulled a few cubes of ice out. I snuck back and shoved them down his shirt. He yelped his black paint making a huge streak on the canvas. He dropped the paint brush and started dancing around trying to get the ice out of his clothes. I fell onto the couch laughing. He finally got the ice out and he turned around his face full of mischief.
"Oh you think that was funny did you?"
I nodded my head, still laughing. He grabbed his paintbrush and got more paint. He then splattered me with paint.
"Wait what about making a mess?" I asked as I ran away and he was flicking paint at me. Making me and the house covered in different color paint.
"Don't care this means war." And he managed to catch me and put more paint on me.
"Alright alright I give." He stopped putting paint on me.
"Learn your lesson little brother?"
"For now" I smirked. He then looked at his painting and sighed. I saw it was ruined.
"Sorry, K."
"It is fine, C. I can still fix it."
"He made that painting into a huge tree. It sold for the highest price he ever received for a painting. The apartment was never the same again you could always find more paint around it." I smiled and they laughed.
"We are here." I looked out and I saw the scene of K's favorite place that he painted for me. I could feel the tears coming.
"How?" I breathed out.
T'Challa dismounted and got a covered painting off his horse. He handed it to me.
"My father has been searching for the boy named C, ever since his friend K'Tako died. This belongs to you."
I uncovered the painting and the tears were streaming down my face because in my hands was my painting. I turned it to the back to read the note K had written all those years ago.
'Chaz, may you always find your way home.
With love your brother.
K'
"Thank you."
We had stayed there for a while letting me soak in the beauty of the lake. I understood why it was his favorite place. It was peaceful. I could actually think for the first time in a while. I also felt closer to him just by being there. My phone rang disturbing the tranquility. I felt dread sweep through me at the sound because that specific ring could only mean one thing. I looked over at Shuri and T'Challa. I walked away so they could not listen to the conversation. I hit the answer button and immediately said what was expected of me,
"Готовы соответствовать" (ready to comply)
"Shit, I thought they would have gotten you fixed." I nearly dropped the phone when I heard his voice come through.
"Hem?"
"Oh thank god. I thought you were still the Asset."
"What are you doing calling me with my handler's number?"
"I need your help."
"That didn't answer my question." I growled at my friend.
"I'll answer it and any other questions you have when you meet me at the base where this all started." I sighed "Please Tor, I need your help."
"When?"
"Be there tomorrow."
"Tomorrow." he hung up. What did I just get myself into?
Bucky POV
Bang! I shot out of my bed to take down the intruder. I barely stopped myself from hitting them square in the face when their voice finally registered.
"Bucky we got a lead on Hemlock, the new leader of Hydra! Get dressed, we are leaving when you board the jet!" Steve was already walking out of my room with my go bag with my extra equipment. I scrambled to get my gear on and then ran to the jet where everyone was waiting on me. Natasha shut the door and took off right after I stepped in. Steve and Tony were off to the side looking at a tablet talking about Hemlock.
"Stevie, why was I woken so late?" I was a little angry that the team had to wait on me.
"F.R.I.D.A.Y. informed me that Chaz called early this morning and we decided that you could sleep a little bit longer." I rolled my eyes.
"So who is Hemlock?" Steve changed back into Captain mode and started to explain.
"When we took down Hydra we didn't plan for one of their experiments to carry on the tradition. Hemlock is one of their enhanced humans that they captured and turned into their asset. He took advantage of the opening we made. He has been running Hydra ever since though with some changes he keeps going to different bases and ransacking them. The other Hydra agents don't know why but our bet is he is looking for someone, one of the other captives. He still hasn't found them from what we have concluded. He also wants you and Chaz back. We thought it would be a big surprise if you showed up on his doorstep. Might make him tell us a few things."
"That works for me, but why would he ransack the bases to find someone? Everything should be in the files and as head of Hydra he should have that."
"I am thinking there is something that they kept locked down to need to know."
"So if that is the case how are we going to get it before he does?"
"We got some inside people who say that he is headed towards Tristan da Cunha, the remotest island in the world. They have a base there and our mission is to get the information before he does and take him in if possible."
We get to the base and it is tiny compared to ones that I was held at. Nat goes to get the files while the rest of us spread out in teams to make sure we cover every point. I was paired up with Wanda.
"How is Chaz?" she asked. I turned around to look at her raising my one eyebrow. "He is young like I was when I went to Hydra." I nodded my head.
"He's fine." I said gruffly, continuing down the corridor.
"Why are you keeping him in the dark?" I sighed, wow do I feel old.
"He has dealt with enough."
"I still think that he should be told. If I was him I would want to know. If he's anything like you he is smart. He will know something is up and if you get hurt, he will get furious with you."
"I know, I-" Stomp. Stomp. Stomp! I tensed getting ready and Wanda stood ready beside me. Six men came into view. I could tell which one was Hemlock right away. If his white hair and striking green eyes didn't give him away the clothes did. He was dressed in a green gear the same color as his eyes. All the other agents were in black with a Hydra symbol on their arm. He stepped forward standing in front of his men.
"The Winter Soldier, oh how I have longed to meet you. The Scarlet Witch as well. I am lucky today." He looked into Wanda's eyes and she dropped to the floor convulsing. I quickly went to take him on when I saw her drop. He touched my right arm and I felt my body lose control. I started convulsing and finally blacked out.